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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
257 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 13
William Smith, Edward Elliott, and Henry Davis, were convicted of drunkenness, and fined 5s. each. STEALING TIMBER…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Brown was convicted of being drunk in the public streets, and was fined 5s. TRANSFER OF LICENSES. Transfers of the following publicans licenses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charles Nelson, Matthew Tulip, Robert Elliott, John Johnson, and Joseph Kelly, wore respectively convicted—the first two named for deserting from the brig Princess Alice, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Burns was fined 10s, for being drunk in Blane-street, on the 11th inst. ANIMALS STRAYING. Thomas Kettridge, William Edmiston, Daniel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four man were fined for drunkenness in tho public streets. ASSAULTS Henry Bowman was sentenced to one month's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The peaceful and aristocratic neighbour-hood of Brooklyn, known as Brooklin Heights, was at a very early hour yesterday morning thrown into excitement by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Ashley, on remand, was charged with being drunk on the 8th instant, and resisting the police in the execution of their duty. Constable Lovick deposed: On Sunday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nine men were convicted of drunkenness, and dealt with in the usual way. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Hugh Roberts was charged with using indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three drunkards wore dealt with in the usual way. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Margaret Lee pleaded guilty to Using indecent language in Hunter street, on the 17th instant, and was fined 10s., or seven days in gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Water Police Court, on Wednesday, "Robert Harvey, a seaman, was charged with having wilfully murdered one Neil Anderson, on the high seas, on the 4th June…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Honry Farrow, in custody, was charged with being absent without leave from tho Ship Avon, on tho 18th inst, Tho prisoner was found guilty of tho offence, and Sentenced to bo imprisoned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEING OF UNSOUND MIND. Hannah Singleton (an elderly female) was charged with being a dangers lunatic and of an unsound mind, at Newcastle on the 21st inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A claim for £4 3s. 4d. for goods sold and delivered. Vedict for plaintiff. Same v. Robey. A claim for 16s.6d. for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One 'man pleaded guilty to being drunk in the public streets, and was admonished and discharged. TORTURING AN ANIMAL…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.R. Rilston, master of the American ship Panther, on remand, was charged with unlawfully wounding two seamen on board of that vessel, on the 24th instant. James M'Cartney deposed I am a seaman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →H. Pickering was charged with cruelly ill. treating cattle, the property of R. M'Guiy. Case remanded for a week. J. Barry v. J. Fountain. Plaintiff" claimed the .sum of £2 13s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three drunkards wore punished. ASSAULT. Mary Hesketh was charged with unlawfully assaulting one Mary Tarrant, at Newcastle, on the 26th instant. From the evidence it appeared that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plaintiff claimed the sum of £2 12s., for beef sold and delivered, and 7s. Verdict for plaintiff for Hs. 7d. J. Burry v. J. Fountain. Postponed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN these days of high-sounding economy, when a system of retrenchment is about to be carried out by our colonial Government, any proposal to increase the efficiency of what may…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas Johns (seaman) was sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment in Maitland gaol for disobedience of orders on board the Agra at Newcastle on the 30th instant…
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